Our Grantees
Connor is our first grantee from Illinois. He was diagnosed with a severe to
profound bilateral hearing loss at age 1, and was mainstreamed in his local public
schools. He did very well there, including in high school where, despite taking a
challenging curriculum, he maintained a stellar grade point average.Read more -->>
Andrew, from Buffalo, NY, will be attending the State University of New York at
Buffalo. He was a stellar high school student, a member of the National Honor
Society, and during his high school years he took and passed 6 AP exams (European
History, Calculus, Language, Biology, American History and Chemistry)! Read more -->>
Maya is our first grantee from New York. She is the daughter of a single mother, and attended the prestigious Bronx School of Science. While there, Maya took many honors and AP courses yet maintained a stellar grade point average. Maya has likewise been involved in multiple activities. Despite her deafness, she has extensively been involved with children. For example, she was a counselor at the 92nd street YMHA Camp Yomi program. Read more -->>
Robert, from Nebraska, is our second grantee from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Robert finished his sophomore year at RIT where he's a computer science major, and a Writing Studies minor. This summer, he worked in a software engineering internship involving a new type of classroom monitor. In addition, Robert has been involved in many other activities over the years. Currently, he's the Vice President of the student organization. In high school, he came in second nationally in the Academic Quiz bowl, the first time anyone from Nebraska has ever done that let alone someone with a profound hearing loss.Read more -->>
Andrea is now a sophomore at Kent State University and doing well with a cumulative GPA of 3.69 and on the Dean's List both semesters. This summer she has been working at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the Education Department as a Teaching Assistant for the Summer Session as well as taking three classes. Read more -->>
Kylie is doing very well in her second year at The Ohio State University. She is currently on the Dean's list and is working her way towards her Speech and Hearing Science Degree while working part time in her dorm as an office assistant. She still plans to pursue a career in Audiology. Read more -->>
Devorah has made the transition from a community college to Arizona State University's engineering school. She has a 3.5 GPA, and was recently admitted into the Engineering college's honors program. She has since completed the first two semesters at Arizona State University. Her GPA of 3.5 resulted in her admission to the school's Honors program. Read more -->>
Lauren, our second grantee from Arkansas, is a graduate of Southside High School in Batesville, AR and has two siblings who have a significant hearing loss as well. She likewise comes highly recommended by her teachers and others she has worked with. Lauren has been involved in multiple school activities, including Spanish Club and Future Business Leaders of America. She competed in the state district competition in Accounting, won her school's accounting award, and is an Arkansas Scholar. Read more -->>
Brooke has done well at Michigan and is now a senior. She has decided on a major inCommunications. She's also been active in multiple endeavors, having raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Relay For Life. She also was involved in a school sponsored (GIEU) trip to Vietnam, where she stayed studied intercultural communications. This included meeting Deaf people there with whom she communicated with using ASL. Read more -->>
Ashley just finished her third year of college, and continues to do well; she's enjoying her time in college. She remains in Nursing School and is currently doing her clinicals. Read more -->>
Tania, as she prefers to be called, is now a senior year at Northwestern University. She participated in the annual 30-hour Dance Marathon that raises money for HIV/AIDS, is involved in the sign language club, and is the president of the Hellenic American Student Association among other things. She also completed an internship with the St. Petersburg Times, in St. Petersburg, FL. Read more -->>
T.A.F.F.Y GRANTEES
Christine is our first grantee supported by the T.A.F.F.Y. Foundation. She grew up in
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Christine is a triplet (she has two other sisters), and
developed complications from the premature birth resulting in not only having a
profound hearing loss but also in developing cerebral palsy..Read more -->>